WENATCHEE — The Skookum sign — a 14-foot, double-sided sign of a grinning and winking Native American — was removed Sunday to be disassembled and put into storage.

Skookum. It sounds like a term of endearment, a pet name that lovers would call one another. But it’s quite the opposite. ... a Native American shaman, and Cajun swamp guide Gator.

Evelyn Skookum, who died in February, won the Ruth Welsh Memorial Award in 2013, a prestigious language award. She also taught her granddaughter, Jocelyn Skookum, how to speak Northern Tutchone ...

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